Ariane failure and loss of satellites

Title

Ariane failure and loss of satellites

Genre

Interview

TX Date

10 Aug 1982

Year of production

1982

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Duration

00:03:17

Description

Interview with Guntis Berzins of Inmarsat on the failure of the first commercial space flight of the European rocket Ariane together with the loss of the Marecs B and Siro satellites. Includes sound of primitive machinery in background. Female interviewer not identified.

Contributors

Guntis Berzins

Keywords

Accidents; Space exploration; Europe; Space; Aerospace industry; Communication satellites; Meteorological satellites; Artificial satellites; Satellites; Ariane; Marecs B; Siro

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